Dr Airina is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Malaya. She earned both her Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) and Master of Science (Lipid Biochemistry) degree from University Malaya in 2003 and 2008 respectively. In 2013, she graduated from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom with a PhD in Pharmacology. Her PhD thesis work focuses on magnetoreception. A study on how animals having the ability to detect the Earth’s magnetic field whereby her research was to understand the cellular basis and the mechanism underlying the single domain magnetite of magnetoreceptor cells in fish. Her research interests include looking at the uses of natural products especially form Traditional Malaysian plants as an alternative medicine. She is interested in investigating the phytochemistry, molecular biology of medicinal plants and bioassays activity of natural products. Her current research includes the study of various traditional plants that help to reduce hypertension, lowering blood sugar level and oxidative stress. This is an important area to explore as there is still a general lack of knowledge and much misinformation remain about natural products in plants and their uses by people. Besides that, her research interest includes the study of proteolytic enzymes and anti-inflammatory activities of the Butterfly leaf, Christia vespertilionis. Dr Airina is also looking at venturing into projects which involves anti-cancer properties from medicinal plants. Besides doing research, she is teaching undergraduates students of Biohealth Program, Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University Malaya. Her core teaching subjects includes Pharmacology, Drug Analysis and Analytical Biochemistry. Besides that, she has been teaching various Laboratory courses due to her expertise in Biochemistry. On top of that, Dr Airina has supervised more than 15 undergraduate students for their final year projects and currently supervising and co-supervising up to 4 graduate students. She is the Principal investigator for a research grant and a Co-PI of a research collaborating with MAHSA university. She has authored and co-authored more then 5 research papers with a number of conference proceedings. She was also appointed as the Secretary and fellow of the Fifth Residential college and has been a residential college fellow for almost 10 years. She is dedicated towards helping students to improve in their soft skills abilities and to expose students towards community engagement programs. Dr Airina is the fellow advisor for various established programs such as the Education Malaysia (EDUMAS), Malaysian Blood Donation (NBD) and other community engagement programs.

He was born in Pahang, Kampung Gali Hilir, Raub and growing up in Kampung Budu, Kuala Lipis Pahang. His early studies began at Kampung Budu, Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Budu and later at Al-Ulum Ad-Diniah Religious Secondary School, Raub, Pahang. Furthermore, he continued his studies at high school level at Kulliah Sultan Abu Bakar, Pekan, Pahang. He then was offered to pursue foundation study at University of Malaya, Nilam Puri for two years. He then pursued his Bachelor Degree, in Fiqh and Usul Department, Academy of Islamic Studies, UM and obtained his first degree in 2012. He then offered to pursue his Doctoral degree at the same university and obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy in 2016.  He build up his expertise in Fiqh al-Zakah (especially the zakah of Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia), Islamic Law of Property (Islamic Inheritance, Waqf, Hibah and Will) and Usul al-Fiqh at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies UM. He also being actively involved in writing books, journal articles and presentations in national seminars as well as international seminars. In addition, his research tendency covers the field of Fatwa, Mu'amalah, the History of Islamic Law. He has produced writings as much as 11 books, 50 chapters in books, 118 journal articles, 27 articles in proceeding and a number of studies in the form of presented paper, media and technical report (about 224 publications in total by 2024). All of these writings cover areas of Islamic Law of Property, Zakah, Mu'amalah, Islamic finance, Fatwa, Islamic Inheritance Law, Historical Development of Islamic Law, Islamic Medicine and Halal (Islamic Consumerism). He also involved in the study of zakah with Zakah Collection Centre of MAIWP, halal and Islamic Medicine with Jabatan Mufti Negeri PulauPinang and JAKIM, Takaful With Takaful Institutions, Islamic historiography in collaboration with the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum, Pekan, Pahang. He is actively participating seminar and conference at the national and international level. Apart from that, he is also being actively involved in Persatuan Ulama Malaysia, National Dakwah Council organization (or Majlis Dakwah Negara) and the Pondok Perdana Curriculum Development Committee. As a Associate Professor at University of Malaya, he performed his duties by conducting lectures, tutorials and research related to Fiqh and Usul Fiqh and currently being appointed as head of department of Department of Fiqh and Usul. He is the son of Rosele bin Mohd Sari and Norihan bt Aman and the third of four siblings. He is also a husband to Ummi Farahin Yasin and a father of two sons and one daughter named Muhammad Aqil Munsif, Muhammad Arfan and Afwa Shafiyya.  

Dr. Mumtaz Aini Alivi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya. She earned her Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) with a double major in (i) Language and Malay Linguistics and (ii) Journalism from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She later obtained her Master of Corporate Communication and Doctor of Philosophy (Mass Communication) from the same university. Her research interests primarily focus on Journalism, Broadcasting, News, Online Media, Political Communication, and Mass Communication. Apart from her academic qualifications, Dr. Mumtaz has extensive experience in journalism, news broadcasting, and media industry management. She was a media practitioner for twenty-two years at Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), a government television station. For almost twenty years, she was attached to the News and Current Affairs Department, where she held multiple roles, including Broadcast Journalist, Newscaster, News Editor, and News Producer. Throughout her career, she was involved in various high-profile assignments, including accompanying the Prime Minister and other national leaders for international news coverage, conducting live news broadcasts from Parliament, and reporting on other significant national events, in addition to daily news coverage. After completing her PhD, Dr. Mumtaz transitioned to a different role at RTM, serving as Assistant Director in the Policy and Research Section. She later assumed the same role in the Strategic Planning Section before being transferred to the Quality Control for Creative Content Unit as an Evaluation Officer. These three divisions operate under the Strategic Development Department, where she contributed for an additional two years before leaving RTM. With over two decades of experience in the media industry—particularly in television news, along with some experience in radio and media management—Dr. Mumtaz has made significant contributions to the field. Her dedication and passion for journalism were recognized when she won the Best Broadcast Journalist Award at the national level in 2001. In addition to her industry experience, Dr. Mumtaz has been appointed by several organizations for various consultancy and evaluation roles. She has served as a panel judge for the prestigious Malaysian Journalism Award, organized by the Malaysia Press Institute (MPI). She was also a panel member for Pitching Evaluation (Private) and a panel member for Screening (Syndicated) for RTM programs. In 2021, Dr. Mumtaz transitioned from media practice to academia, joining the University of Malaya as a Senior Lecturer. She embraced this new career path with a bigger mission—to contribute to nation-building by sharing her knowledge and experience to shape future leaders in journalism and media.